SCHEDULE 2Absent voting in PCC elections
PART 2Applications for absent vote
Determination of applications
Grant or refusal of applications
17.
(1)
Where the registration officer grants an application to vote by post, the officer must notify the applicant.
(2)
Where the registration officer grants an application for the appointment of a proxy, the officer must confirm in writing to the elector that the proxy has been appointed, the proxy's name and address, and the duration of the appointment.
(3)
Where the registration officer refuses an application under Part 1 of this Schedule, the officer must notify the applicant, stating the reason for the refusal.
(4)
Where the registration officer grants an application made under—
(a)
paragraph 3(5)(a) by a person shown as voting by post in the record kept under paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 or paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004, or
(b)
paragraph 7(6) by a person shown as voting by post in the record kept under paragraph 7(6) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 or paragraph 7(6) of Schedule 2 to the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004,
the officer must notify the applicant.
(5)
The registration officer must, where practicable, notify the elector of the following, in each case stating the reason—
(a)
where the appointment of a proxy is cancelled by the elector, that the appointment has been cancelled, or
(b)
where the appointment otherwise ceases to be in force, that the appointment has ceased.
(6)
Where, under paragraph 16, a registration officer refuses an application or disregards a notice for the purposes of any PCC election, the officer must notify the applicant of this.